Michael, It is interesting that last week in Winnipeg there was a 'job fair' where hundreds of American hospitals sent recruiters to entice Canadian (Manitoban) nurses to the US, Texas and North Carolina were particularly prominent. We have just re-introduced a two-year registered nurse training program to address the nurse shortage here and the American states were sending up recruiters to lure our recent graduates away with signing bonuses, moving and living allowances, etc -- simply because apparently the US is unwilling to pay to train its own supply of nurses. In other words, pure exploitation of the public education system of its colonies. Have you people no shame? ;-)
Paul Phillips, Economics University of Manitoba Date sent: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 14:39:35 -0800 From: Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:21814] Re: RE: BLS Daily Report Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The nurses do not exist in those numbers. He is grandstanding -- unless > we can kidnap nurses from elsewhere. > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 02:28:26PM -0800, Devine, James wrote: > > so what does pen-l think of the following? > > >California hospitals will need 5,000 more workers to meet proposed minimum > > nurse-staffing levels released Tuesday by California Gov. Gray Davis. > > Davis' plan requires a minimum of one nurse for every five patients in > > medical wards -- and fewer patients per nurse in labor and delivery, > > emergency rooms and critical-care units. (The New York Times, page A15).< > > > > Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine > > > > > > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA 95929 > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
